The Iron Throne is one of the most iconic items from Game of Thrones. It is, after all, what everyone is playing the game for. The image of each of our main characters sitting in it that first season cemented the visual of the show’s take on the chair’s design. It speaks volumes that the season considered the worst one so far by most fans (Season 5) was the only year we never saw the seat of power.
But as George R.R. Martin revealed a while back, that chair was actually not his vision of the throne. His was far grander, far more imposing far less…well, practical, to be honest. Whereas the show’s throne really is just a “chair of swords,” Martins was an insane, melted-down twisted heap of metal.
Image: Marc Simonetti
That image inspired YouTuber D. Schuyler Burks, of SkyMake Things, to create Martin’s original vision of the Iron throne from the above concept art by Simonetti. This video is part one of a project where he will be making miniature versions of famous chairs.
The montage is eight minutes, but from the looks of it, this was a month-long project at least. This is why the Targaryens, when they first made the Iron Throne, used dragon fire. Far more efficient for welding.
You know if this whole “conquering Westeros” thing doesn’t work out for Dany, she can always go into the smelting and metalworks business. Three Dragon Metalworks! If she’s really forward-thinking, she might even kick off the industrial revolution. Historically, war is a time when technology leaps forward…
Sadly, I doubt that Dany would have such capitalist leanings. She’s far too much of a dictator in the old school mode. Good thing that someone made an update to that “Everybody Wants to Rule The World” trailer that was originally done after Season 4.